Forgot to add this OT earlier:
Mary Halvorson's gear when I saw her was her big fat jazz box (1970 Guild Artist Award) and using a Rat distortion (pretty sure it was a Turbo Rat), a DL4 (left on one of the delay settings with an expression pedal), and a volume pedal. (A nice variation on the vintage Bill Frisell set-up!)
She got good use out of the volume pedal as her guitar has acoustic sound, she'd keep playing even when the pick-up volume was at zero.
Jessica Pavone had her viola was plugged into a Fender Blender pedal.
I can't recall amps, but wouldn't be surprised if they were borrowed for the gig.
ted h.
Enemies are good for self-definition. Werner Herzog
--- On Tue, 3/30/10, Dean, Hal <HDean@wcupa.edu> wrote:
From: Dean, Hal <HDean@wcupa.edu>
Subject: RE: OT: Free Jazz/Avant-Garde Guitar/Bass/Drum Trios
To: "Loopers Delight" <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Received: Tuesday, March 30, 2010, 7:24 AM
I have to echo the raving about Halvorson, though I was
surprised by NOT much liking “Dragon’s Head”. My
favorite work of hers so far is “Crackleknob” with Nate
Wooley, among others, and the Thirteenth Assembly record. I’m dying to
see her live, a small woman with a big woody guitar making this splendid sound.
Hal Dean
From: ditch wrestler
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Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2010 7:33 AM
To: Loopers Delight
Subject: Re: OT: Free Jazz/Avant-Garde Guitar/Bass/Drum Trios
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I haven't seen anybody mention Joe Morris - not the famed NY Giants running
back, but the Boston-based guitarist/bassist and faculty at the New England
Conservatory. I'd have to dig around to see all that I've got of his
but I know "Age of Everything" (which is great!) is
guitar/bass/drums recording. I'm sure he's been in more than that, esp
as he's done more than a few recordings with William Parker.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Morris_(guitarist)
And also I'll chip in Mary Halvorson as a great NYC guitarist. She's
usually involved in Anthony Braxton's new ensembles but her MH Trio is g/b/d
and there's also her group People. Just saw her and Jessica Pavone play
in an attic in Guelph and it was good shit.
http://www.maryhalvorson.com/ Nice article on her and Jessica in Signal
to Noise a few issues back and I think another of her groups is mentioned in
a recent issue of The Wire.
I don't know how hard core free jazz/avant-garde these two are considered -
they're both pretty jazzy but do have an edge to their playing...
The problem is that for for this kind of music, anything goes. You
don't need a "classic" line-up. If all you've got is two
nose-flute players and a bagpiper, you're good to go!
Ted H.
Enemies are good for self-definition. Werner Herzog
--- On Sun, 3/28/10, Kris Hartung <khartung@q.com> wrote:
From: Kris Hartung <khartung@q.com>
Subject: OT: Free Jazz/Avant-Garde Guitar/Bass/Drum Trios
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Received: Sunday, March 28, 2010, 7:11 PM
I'm
doing music research for a new project I'm putting together. I need to
construct an audio study of free jazz and/or avant-garde
guitar/bass/drum trios...the more obscure the better.
This
is what I have so far, not all of which is that far out, but it's the best I
can do. Those with an * next to them are not really free jazz or
avant-garde, but a good representation of the instrumentation in modern jazz.
Joe
Morris - Antennae and Symbolic Gesture
John
Abercrombie - In the Moment, November, and self titled (with Marc Johnson and
Peter Erskine)
John
Scofield - Out Like a Light *
John
Stowell -Somewhere *
Lorne
Lofskey - Self Titled *
Pat
Metheny - Trio Live *
Any
others I can add? There must be more than this. Oddly, this is a difficult
subject to search for on Google and music sites. There needs to be a
music search engine that allows you to search by genre and exact
instrumentation.
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